Egret, Western Cattle
Bubulcus ibis
Ringed: 10417 | Retrapped: 38 | Recovered: 442
AFRING
Annual ringing activity
Biometrics
Distribution of ringing records
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Ringing records |  |
Retraps and resightings |  |
Ring recovery records |
| ABAP distribution | 0% | 100% | |||
Top 10 ringers
| 106 | Mr C Hunter | 5375 |
| 1411 | Dr E Machele | 1245 |
| 112 | Dr E Malherbe | 993 |
| 1366 | Transvaal Provincial Admin | 487 |
| 840 | Mr D Gibbs | 261 |
| 751 | Dr D Harebottle | 182 |
| 707 | (Middlemiss) | 128 |
| 1060 | Dr PB Taylor | 92 |
| 657 | Mr J Dalziel | 74 |
| 300 | Natal Bird Club | 70 |
Top 10 retrappers
| 0 | Member of the public | 63 |
| 840 | Mr D Gibbs | 5 |
| 191 | Mr C Badenhorst | 4 |
| 322 | Mr D Schultz | 2 |
| 265 | Tygerberg Bird Club: Mrs L Silks | 1 |
| 1295 | Mrs K van Stuyvenberg | 1 |
| 17651 | J Gula | 1 |
| 224 | Mr W Mangold | 1 |
| 15801 | Ms B Arendse | 1 |
10 Latest ringing records
| safring | 6H04165 | 2025-10-26 | 2636S2534E |
| safring | 6H04164 | 2025-10-26 | 2636S2534E |
| safring | 6H04163 | 2025-10-26 | 2636S2534E |
| safring | 6H04161 | 2025-10-26 | 2636S2534E |
| safring | 6H04155 | 2025-10-26 | 2636S2534E |
| safring | 6H13124 | 2025-10-26 | 2636S2534E |
| safring | 6H13122 | 2025-10-25 | 2636S2534E |
| SAFRING | 63508566 | 2025-07-26 | 1803S3053E |
| SAFRING | 63508565 | 2025-07-26 | 1803S3053E |
| SAFRING | 672972 | 2025-07-23 | 2928S3015E |
10 Latest retraps/recoveries
| SAFRING | 6A09620 | 2022-02-15 | 2024-10-17 | 4 | 2y 8m 15d |
| SAFRING | PM01656 | 2022-07-11 | 2022-10-10 | 4 | 0y 2m 1d |
| SAFRING | 7A00956 | 2018-02-07 | 2018-02-19 | X | 0y 0m 12d |
| SAFRING | 7A00953 | 2018-02-07 | 2018-02-19 | X | 0y 0m 12d |
| SAFRING | 7A00960 | 2018-02-07 | 2018-02-19 | X | 0y 0m 12d |
| SAFRING | 7A00954 | 2018-02-07 | 2018-02-19 | X | 0y 0m 12d |
| SAFRING | 6H04208 | 2017-07-31 | 2017-07-31 | 2 | 0y 0m 0d |
| SAFRING | 685549 | 2003-11-06 | 2016-04-15 | 2 | 12y 5m 14d |
| SAFRING | 620634 | 2015-01-24 | 2015-09-19 | X | 0y 7m 28d |
| SAFRING | 694356 | 2008-09-11 | 2010-08-30 | X | 1y 11m 28d |
10 Greatest longevity retraps
Note: recovery (X) records are not included in this list as we are not always sure of the actual date of death.
| SAFRING | 685549 | 2003-11-06 | 2016-04-15 | 2 | 12y 5m 14d |
| SAFRING | 55303228 | 1956-12-08 | 1968-09-25 | 2 | 11y 9m 19d |
| SAFRING | 611123 | 1970-11-14 | 1978-12-01 | 2 | 8y 0m 29d |
| SAFRING | 55302309 | 1956-11-15 | 1964-10-01 | 2 | 7y 10m 27d |
| SAFRING | 608161 | 1970-01-10 | 1976-12-03 | 2 | 6y 10m 29d |
| SAFRING | 63501040 | 1964-10-29 | 1971-07-24 | 2 | 6y 8m 29d |
| SAFRING | 63511510 | 1965-11-07 | 1972-06-05 | 2 | 6y 6m 2d |
| SAFRING | 55302514 | 1956-11-29 | 1963-01-23 | 2 | 6y 1m 26d |
| SAFRING | 607437 | 1969-12-23 | 1975-11-16 | 2 | 5y 10m 24d |
| SAFRING | 613133 | 1971-12-05 | 1977-06-16 | 2 | 5y 6m 10d |
Long distance records
| Scheme | Ring # | Duration | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAFRING | 644157 | 2y 5m 28d | 4233 |
| SAFRING | 54309342 | 2y 6m 6d | 3762 |
| SAFRING | 58502523 | 1y 11m 25d | 3491 |
| SAFRING | 629251 | 0y 4m 13d | 3266 |
| SAFRING | 55308556 | 0y 3m 7d | 3222 |
| SAFRING | 58504538 | 0y 5m 10d | 3204 |
| SAFRING | 663286 | 2y 7m 0d | 3183 |
| SAFRING | 627439 | 4y 8m 10d | 3097 |
| SAFRING | 63510887 | 4y 6m 28d | 2963 |
| SAFRING | 630084 | 0y 4m 9d | 2926 |